Cyber Scoop

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• computer fraud
• cybercrime
• dark web markets
• doj
• identity theft

Kentucky man gets 81 months in prison for cyber fraud to fake his own death

Cyber Scoop August 23, 2024

Kentucky man gets 81 months in prison for cyber...

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• China
• Department of Justice
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• espionage
• Geopolitics
• Justice Department
• Ministry of State Security
• Technology
• Verizon

Former Verizon employee pleads guilty to conspiring to aid Chinese spy agency

Cyber Scoop August 23, 2024

Former Verizon employee pleads guilty to conspiring to aid...

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• Conti
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• extortion
• Karakurt

Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims

Cyber Scoop August 23, 2024

Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims...

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3 min read

• critical infrastructure
• cybercrime
• Halliburton
• ics
• ransomware

Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing 

Cyber Scoop August 23, 2024

Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing  | CyberScoop...

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3 min read

• contracting
• contractors
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Defense
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Department of Justice
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• False Claims Act
• Government
• Justice Department
• U.S. courts
• U.S. Department of Justice

DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts

Cyber Scoop August 22, 2024

DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet...

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2 min read

• business email compromise (BEC)
• Equiniti
• Policy
• regulation
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Threats

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over breaches

Cyber Scoop August 22, 2024

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over...

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• AI
• artificial intelligence (AI)
• Federal Communications Commission
• New Hampshire robocall
• STIR/SHAKEN

Telecom behind AI-powered Biden robocall agrees to $1 million FCC fine 

Cyber Scoop August 21, 2024

Telecom behind AI-powered Biden robocall agrees to $1 million...

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3 min read

• Android
• bug bounty
• Cybersecurity
• Google
• Research
• Technology

Google to wind down app store bug bounty 

Cyber Scoop August 20, 2024

Google to wind down app store bug bounty  |...

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• artificial intelligence
• children's privacy
• Democratic National Committee (DNC)
• Democrats
• Donald Trump
• Government
• Joe Biden
• Kamala Harris
• Policy
• Privacy
• Technology
• Threats

Democrats give cyber short shrift in party platform

Cyber Scoop August 20, 2024

Democrats give cyber short shrift in party platform |...

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• airplane
• aviation
• Biden administration
• critical infrastructure
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Government
• Policy

FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes and equipment

Cyber Scoop August 20, 2024

FAA to issue cyber rule for newly built airplanes...

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